Table of skills by game

Skills and secret skills, including talent badges, learned in each game or expansion pack.

Regular skills

Skill	The Sims	The Sims 2	The Sims 3	Age	Notes
Cooking	X	X	X	Child and older
Mechanical / Handiness	X	X	X	Toddler and older
Charisma	X	X	X	Toddler, teen and older
Body / Athletic	X	X	X	Child and older	In Generations, it changed to child and older
Logic	X	X	X	Toddler and older
Creativity	X	X		Toddler and older	Was split into many skills such as Piano, Writing and Painting in The Sims 3.
Cleaning	X	X		Child and older	Is a hidden skill in The Sims.
Painting		X	X	Child and older	Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2
Guitar			X	Teen and older	In Generations, it changed to child and older
Fishing		Talent badge	X	Child and older
Writing		X	X	Child and older	Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2
Gardening		Talent badge	X	Teen and older	In Generations, it changed to child and older
Photography			X	Child and older
Nectar Making			X	Teen and older
Martial Arts			X	Teen and older
Sculpting			X	Teen and older
Inventing			X	Child and older
Mixology			X	Teen and older
Drums			X	Teen and older	In Generations, it changed to child and older
Piano			X	Teen and older	In Generations, it changed to child and older
Bass			X	Teen and older	In Generations, it changed to child and older
Riding			X	Teen and older
Racing			X	Horse only
Jumping			X	Horse only
Hunting			X	Cat and Dog only
Gambling			X	Young adult and older	Only available in The Sims 3 Store
Alchemy			X	Teen and older
Science			X
Social Networking			X
Street Art			X
Violin			X		Only available in The Sims 3 Store
Dancing			X		Only available in The Sims 3 Store. This is a separate skill from the hidden Dancing skill.

Other skills

Skill	The Sims	The Sims 2	The Sims 3	Age	Notes
Walking		X	X	Toddler only
Talking		X	X	Toddler only
Potty Training		X	X	Toddler only
Nursery Rhyme		X		Toddler only
Study / Homework		X	X	Child or Teen	Is a hidden skill in The Sims 3
Dancing		X	X	Child and older	Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2 and The Sims 3
Meditation		X		Teen and older	Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2
Yoga		X		Teen and older	Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2
Pool		X	X	Teen and older	Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2 and Showtime
Tai Chi		X		Child and older	Is a hidden skill in The Sims 2
Magic / Spellcasting		X	X	Teen and older	Witch only
Parenting		X		Teen and older
Fire Prevention		X		Teen and older
Anger Management		X		Teen and older
Lifelong Happiness		X		Teen and older
Physiology		X		Teen and older
Couple Counselling		X		Teen and older
Driving			X	Teen only
Ballet			X	Child only	Is a hidden skill in Generations
Scouting			X	Child only	Is a hidden skill in Generations
Sandbox			X	Child only	Is a hidden skill in Generations
Hopscotch			X	Child and older	Is a hidden skill in Generations